Like many women, Julia Leigh found she was unable to conceive in the conventional manner, and so needed IVF treatment. That part of the book was interesting, to a point. Leigh outlines the treatment she had, how she felt, what happened when things went right and when things went wrong. A big part of the story was the relationship that worked, and then didn’t and then did and when things went bad, we knew all about it.

I felt like this was an important book for Leigh to write, but I found it quite unpleasant to read. I think that she tried to be quite honest about her relationship (and certainly, she doesn’t come out all that well in many parts), but I felt like her ex doesn’t have the opportunity to have a right of reply, and he’s stuck with all that she has said just being out there. I just didn’t really enjoy reading it.